Putting together funny pictures and candid videos is easy for me. But why is picking music for my family vacation video montages SO hard? I have read many articles online, all of which recommend the same 10 songs and almost none of which work for my crazy family. This year, I made two vlogs: One for our huge family vacation to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, and the other for our Thanksgiving Trip home to Birch Run and Vanderbilt, Michigan. I prefer using a couple different genres to appeal to all different generations of our family. While most songs about family are slow, I have searched to find some upbeat tempos to match the crazy beat of our life.
Here are the songs I used in this year’s videos, and some I’m saving for next year:
1. Smokey Mountain Memories by Mel Street
2. Mountain Music by Alabama
3. That’s What It’s All About by Brooks and Dunn
4. Feel So Close (radio edit) by Calvin Harris
5. My Tennessee Mountain Home by Dolly Parton
6. Blessed by Martina McBride
7. Home by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
8. Better When We’re Together by Jack Johnson
9. Rocky Top by the Osborne Brothers
10. Best Day of My Life (acoustic) by American Authors
11. When Can I See You Again? by Owl City
12. Where I Come From by Montgomery Gentry
13. Saginaw, Michigan by Lefty Frizzel
14. Red Dirt Road by Brooks and Dunn
15. Home by Andrew Simple
16. Elvis Presley Christmas Album (we used a lot of these since it was Christmastime, but here’s my favorite)
17. Meanwhile Back at Mama’s by Tim McGraw
18. My Town by Montgomery Gentry
19. You Always Make Me Smile by Kyle Andrews
20. Grandpa (Tell Me ‘Bout The Good Ole Days) by The Judds
21. Count on Me by Bruno Mars
22. Southern Comfort Zone by Brad Paisley
23. Simple by Florida Georgia Line
24. These Are My People by Rodney Atkins
25. Millionaire by Chris Stapleton
Find the Family Vlog videos on my YouTube channel by clicking the links for our 2018 Family Vacation – Pigeon Forge, TN or A Pure Michigan Thanksgiving.
Amber Launstein 